Re: Starting glucophage with normal fasting insulin (to Sonnet)
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 12:12:06 -0500 (CDT)
I do, like I said just because I like knowing what my current numbers
are. But I wouldn't say that it's something we all NEED to do. I'm of
the opinion that, since I basically manage my own health care, having
too much info is better than having too little.
If my glucose and insulin levels had remained steady, but testosterone,
say, had jumped, I'd want to know that so I could figure out what it
meant and what to do about it!
At Sat, 22 Jun 2002, LT wrote:
>
>Since you check the glucose and insulin, do you still need to check
>testosterone levels and other sex hormone levels?
>
>At Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>>
>>It varies a lot - unfortunately I need to have better control of which
>>doctor is doing which tests. If I am feeling bad or an increase of
>>symptoms at any time I get things like fasting insulin and thyroid
>>tested. I test my glucose every day at home. I get liver tests done
>>for the glucophage about every 6 months. The IGTT, since it's so
>>involved, much less often - every 18 months or so, so far. Hope tha
>>helps give you an idea! I'm not saying everyone should do testing to my
>>schedule, btw - but this is what I personally do to feel like I know
>>what's going on with my body at any given time.
>>
>>At Fri, 21 Jun 2002, LT wrote:
>>>
>>>how often do you get tested?
>>>
>>>At Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Anonymous I get everything tested (like IGTT, thyroid function, liver
>>>>function, testosterone, etc etc) every so often because it helps me keep
>>>>a better eye on what's going on with my body. If something isn't
>>>>getting better, I need to know about it so I can chage how I treat it. I
>>>>don't think that's necessary, but it's a good idea to know. Does that
>>>>make sense?
>>>>
>>--
>>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>>
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